

Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. I still knew the streets, I still had family there, it had been a few years since I’d been to the town … I had this deep connection to the town that started to resurface while I was there, thinking they might have this large declaration saying ‘this place is important.’” When I went, it started to click in, this nostalgia. “We were doing a lot of reporting about national parks and I put together a proposal for this story that would revisit the town and look at why it might warrant such attention from the Park Service and Congress.

Genevieve, Missouri, not many people had heard of it or the French history in the Midwest,” Bullard said. “When I was talking to folks around the office about Ste. Genevieve’s historic qualities, what the designation would mean to the town and more: Louis on the Air, we heard from Bullard about his memories, Ste. Genevieve had in his life in a feature titled “ What Happens When Your Hometown Becomes a National Park?”įun fact: Bullard interned with St. park system-Indiana Dunes, White Sands, and Gateway Arch national parks. While awaiting word, National Geographic’s Deputy Director of Digital News, Gabe Bullard, reflects on the significance Ste. In this all-new ninth edition of National Geographics enduring and informative. There’s no word yet on if a law will be passed by Congress or executive action will be taken by President Barack Obama or president-elect Donald Trump to make it so. It recommended a small NPS-managed unit and a large area affiliated with NPS for preservation.

Genevieve are eligible for inclusion in the national park system. Gabe Bullard is the Deputy Director for Digital News at National Geographic.Īt the end of the study, NPS determined that parts of Ste.
